Analysis of the application of antihypertensive drug in elderly hypertension patients
XU Hai-yan
MA Xiao-fei
Abstract：Objective To investigate the application of antihypertensive drug in elderly hypertension patients in our hospital and to analyze the rationality.Methods The name of antihypertensive drug,usage and dosage,course,quantity,cost,drug combination of the 862 elderly hypertension patients from April 2011 to April 2012 were investigated and recorded using pharmacy database.The rationality of antihypertensive drug was evaluated by drug utilization index(DUI).Results The effective rate was 88.3％ (761/862).The most commonly used three types of antihypertensive drug were calcium channel blocker,angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI) and diuretics,medicine frequency (DDDs) were 5387,4936 and 931.The DUI of antihypertensive drug which ranked the top 10 by DDDs were all in the reasonable range (0.74-1.05).The rate of united using antiotics was 52.2％ (450/862) and two kinds of antibiotics accounted for the main [38.1％ (328/862)].The united using antiotics was basically rational.Conclusion The use of antihypertensive drug for elderly hypertension patients in our hospital is basically rational.
Keywords：Elderly hypertensionAntihypertensive drugRationality
Publication Date：2013-03-30
Online Publishing Date：2026-09-14(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：2( 316-317 )